How happy are you now after a few months with that version 3 machine? Are there any issues so far? Would you recommend buying it?
I've only put on a couple handfuls of frames on the machine, so take this with a healthy grain of salt...
I (still) think it's a great machine for the price, probably on the higher end of the value per dollar scale at this point in time. It's a tier of machine that's low on compromises, and base/basic performance is approaching upper/high-end tier machines. However, there's also still a small gap between, say, a Babolat machine (what I last owned) and this machine. If I haven't already said it, it feels like this machine was developed by a mechanical engineer and a final polish pass wasn't made by a(n industrial) designer. It's possible that with dozens (hundreds?) more frames that things will kind of wear in and get smoother, but my clamp bases are ever so slightly sticky (on the tracks/rails), and the push down mechanism still feels like there's a little more resistance than I'd expect (/want). I still haven't taken the time to sit and tinker with the machine to fine tune it - and to a certain degree, the reason I haven't is because you really shouldn't
have to for a machine relatively new out of the box at this tier of machine. It doesn't bother me too much, but it's something I notice.
The one thing that actually does irritate me about the machine is that the brake lever/handle is catching string at least once a job, and I'll double down on my previous comments about the turntable rotating too freely. Weaving polys (I almost fully push weave) is irritating. The brake has a ton of friction to activate (although that could have just been due to my mishap during assembly...), and the handle is pretty out of the way to want to engage it just for a quick weave.
Overall, minor nitpicks - still a great machine and I don't feel bad about the purchase at all.
